Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-09
BOLT AND BAR.
Grim Prospects for the
Condemned Anarchists.
A SCAFFOLD TO BE ERECTED.
Captain Black Thinks That
Schwab and Fielden Will
be PardOned.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
CHICAGO, November S.-Sherif
Matson said this afternoon that un
less he hears from the Governor by
tomorrow night the work of erecting
the scaffold will be begun, as pro.
vided for in the statutes. He will
swear in jury, and they, the lawyers
in the case and few press represent
atives will be the only ones allowed
to witness the execution. 1t is under
stood that the material for the shrouds
was purchased to-day, and that the
making of the shrouds will be pro-
ceeded with at once. Chief of Police
Ebersoll SAYS to the press that there
need be no apprehension ON the part
of the people, as the precautions taken
by himself and his aids are too elab-
crate to admit OF any demonstrations
being made.
A PRESENT FROM BROWN.
John Brown, son of the celebrated
emancipator, sent eight boxes of grapes
to each of the Anarchists, including
Neebe, from "John Browns vine
yard" They reached the Jail with a
message stating that the sender was
a foe to monopoly and tyranny of any
sort.
ANOTHER SEARCH
OF the cells was made this morning,
the only result being the finding Of q
red cord three or four feet long in
Lingg's cell. The cord was long and
strong enough to have permitted the
use of it for strangling purposes.
DYNAMITE DISCOVERED.
A loaded dynamite bomb was found
this morning on the West Side. near a
polling place, marked "San Francis
CO." 1t reached the Jail at noon. ad
dressed to" Messrs. Spies, ,Schwab and
all the noble men and patriots mis-
named Anarchists"
FOSTER EMPLOYED.
A. S. Foster, who was associated
with Captain Black in the defense of
the Anarchists before Judge Cory, has
been retained to look after Fielding
and Schwab's interests.
DELEGATES FOR CLEMENCY.
The last delegation to wait on the Gov
ernor with petition for clemency for
the condemned Anarchists left the city
tonight. Captain Black was asked if
he had any real hope that the Gov
ernor would interfere with the sem
tence. He replied that he was quite
confident that clemency would be eX
tended to Schwab and Fielden, if not
to the others.
"Of course" said he, "there is no
hope for Lingg He has signed his
own DOOM"
CALLERS AT THE JAIL.
Miss Van Zandt had brief inter-
terview with Spies to-day through the
netting of the lawyers cage. Mrs.
Schwab, Mrs. Fielden, Mrs. Engel
and Mrs. Fischer were in the visitors
cage and had brief conversations with
their husbands. Mrs. Fielden had
her children with her and the meeting
between Fielden and his family was
quite affecting. Anarchist Lingg was
visited in the County Jail by Attorney
Leisler this afternoon for the purpose
of obtaining from him statement in
regard to the bombs found in his cell.
WHAT PARSONS WROTE.
Instead of the individual letter
which it was understood Parsons, the
Anarchist, would write, -deploring,
like Spies, Schwab and Fielden, the
loss OF life at the Haymarket and alb
juring the use of force, he has ad-
dressed long letter to a prominent
socialist, George Schilling, in which
there is no reference whatever to the
massacre at the Haymarket or the
dynamite idea, but deals with sketch
of his own life, particularly as leader
OF the newly liberated negroes during
reconstruction times in Texas. He
disserts at length on the wage servi-
tude of white and black alike. Schill-
ing will read the letter in full to Gov
ernor Oglesby il the latter will per-
nit.
ENGEL THREATENS SUICIDE.
This evening Engel sent out to his
wife basket of dirty dishes and
soileG linen. He was so solicitous
about it's reaching her that suspicion
was aroused and the basket searched.
Hidden away between the dishes was
secret note in German to Engel's s
wife, stating briefly that Engel would
not again attempt suicide before Fri
day and that he never would die on
the gallows. Every precaution will
be taken to thwart his intentions.